The report also highlighted a total economic contribution of R4.83 billion, demonstrating the multiplier effect of tourism on hospitality, transport, entertainment, and retail sectors.

South Africa's rand gained on Thursday after data showed U.S. economic growth slowed in the fourth quarter, while the South ...

A new Government of National Unity (GNU) has been in place since June 2024, which the markets have welcomed. The GNU faces difficult challenges: declining GDP per capita, high unemployment, poverty ...

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with South Africa.

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation [1] with South Africa.South ...

Closer to home, the CSIR reported in 2021 that South Africa wastes approximately 10.3 million tonnes of food annually—roughly ...

The Philippines gross domestic product expanded 5.6 percent year-on-year in 2024, missing the government’s 6 percent to 6.5 percent target, but remained ...

The German economy, Europe's largest, also contracted 0.2% for all of 2024, the second straight year of declining output. The outlook for this year isn't much better. The government slashed its 2025 ...

General, Risenga Maluleke, defends the integrity of the 2022 Census data against criticism from two UCT professors.

South African agricultural organisations have questioned the sector’s steep decline in last year’s Q3 GDP data. The Bureau for Food and Agriculture Policy, which is renowned for its insight, dug into ...

In the face of a sluggish world economic recovery, the rising threat of protectionism, and the widening gap between the rich ...

South Africa's mining industry reported 42 deaths last year, the lowest number to date and a 24% improvement on the previous year, official statistics showed on Thursday.